IN THE NEWS

February 14
New Republic Puts Out Extended Critique of Christie Career
Voter ID Bills Pass Out of the House Elections Committee
Legislation to Subject Individual Legislators to Sunshine Law Filed in House

 

February 11
Live Video Streaming of Legislative Hearings?
Phill Brooks on Legislative Openness in Missouri
P-D Takes It Out On Doug Funderburk and the Ethical Black Hole of 'Committee Dinners'
Gateway Journalism Review on the Nieves Committee Videoing Dustup


February 8

McCaskill Has Sharp Words on the Army Recruitment Scandal
Change in the Governor's Budget Powers Moves Forward
Constitutional Amendment On Filling Government Vacancies Almost Out of the Senate
Kraus vs. Nasheed on Voter ID Bill
Lobbyist Laments Public Monies Going To Private Corporations
Lawmakers Look for Bilateral Disarmament in KC Border Wars
Legislative Oversight for Execution Rules in Missouri?

February 3
KWMU Creates Bill Tracker. Bills Easier to Follow
Term Limits Advocate Pens Op-Ed About Ethics Bills and Term Limits
Columbia News-Tribune Op-Ed on Voter ID

January 28
Lawsuit Claiming Nixon Dragging Feet in Filling Vacant Legislative Seats Moves Forward...Barely
Voter ID Laws Continue to Get Hearings in Senate, and Opposition from Sec State
KWMU on Opposition Dominating Voter ID Laws Hearing
P-D on Voter ID Laws Hearing
House Approves Law Making it Easier for the Disabled and Deployed Military to File for Election

 

January 19
Columbia Daily Tribune Editorial Blames Term Limits and Money for Failed Politics


January 18

Tony Messenger's Weekend Editorial Hits Speaker Jones on Contributions Shell Game

January 17
Pennsylvania Voter ID Law Thrown Out

January 16
Donors and Power Players in the Beacon's Editor's Weekly
Is This How Our Public Elections Should Be Funded? Thanks CPI!

January 15
Sec State Kander and Rep.McManus Introduce New Ethics Legislation, With Whistleblower Incentives
STL PD on the Ethics Bills Filed So Far

January 14
Sen. Wallingford Introduces Bill to Make Candidacy While Serving in the Armed Forces Easier

January 10
FEC Hacking Attempt Draws Congressional Investigation

January 8
Virginia Legislature Reaches Deal on Ethics Package After Investigation of Governor
Sinquefeld vs. Roundtable for Life's Sauer Battle on Campaign Finance Reform Head to Court
Gov. Christie's Staff Caught Using Port Authority Traffic Management as Political Retaliation


January 7
Sec State Kander on Politically Speaking on Ethics Reform, Voter Id and More

January 4
KC Star's J. Hancock Excoriates No Limits General Assembly

December 31
Execution Drug Mess Carries State Deep Into Legal Gray Areas

December 28
PD Editorial on Political Ads and Local Television Networks

December 25
PD Editorial on Lobbyist Gift Refusal Pledge

 

December 24
Sen. Lamping Pushes Ban on Consultant/Lobbying and Revolving Door Law for Exiting Legislators

December 23
White House Silent on Troubles with FEC

December 20
SOS Kander Touts New Online Voter Registration Site


December 18

PD Editorial on the Likelihood of Ethics Reform This Year
Likely Gov. Candidate Koster Raises Big Money From Big Donations

December 17
Center for Public Integrity Article on the Resource Starvation of the FEC

December 15
Columbia Daily Tribune Weighs In On Ethics Rules

December 13
Joplin Globe Op-Ed In Favor Of Ethics Reform

December 12
GOP and Dems Trade Accusations Over MEC Complaints
Campaign Contribution Limits Get Attention In Build-Up To 2014 Legislative Session

December 11
Campaign and Lobbyist Limits Petition Approved for Circulation
City of Bolivar Receives "Poor" Rating From Auditor for Bidless Purchases and Poor Asset Management
St. Louis Alderman Antonio French Sponsoring Legislation to Require Video or Transcription at City Meetings

November 22
"The SOS's office now uploading petitions for public viewing 24 hrs after receipt." Thx moscout

November 8
Free Registration!  Ethics of Politics and the Press Conference with Jeremy Scahill and Many Others
Think the News Media is biased? Come talk with Reporters and Politicians.  Registration is Free!

November 6
State Rep. from St. Louis Area Faces Financial Mishandling Charges, May Resign
Former Lawmaker and Political Consultant Fined by the MEC

October 24
Ethics of Politics and the Press Conference Coming up Nov. 14th!
Jeremy Scahill, Lance Bennett, Tishaura Jones, Charles Jaco and Others Discuss the Press's Role in the Global War On Terror, Media Biases, New Media and Politics And More!
Politicians, Political Scientists, Media and Reporters, Lawyers, Discuss the Relationship Between Politics and the Press
Drebes MOScout: Firefighters and Carpenter's PACs Fined By MEC
State Rep's Tweet Called Into Question

October 21
Director Siewert's Presentation at Municipal League Conference Inspires Columnist Commentary

October 19
Sec. State Kander Speaks On Open Government

October 17
Two-tiered Voting System Being Pushed in Kansas is Unfair and Expensive, Will it Show Up in Mo Leg.?

October 16
Whatever Happened in Maryville, Politicizing the Issue Helps No One!

 

October 15
CEPL Director Interviewed on KDHX
Bond Company Fined $200,000 for Gifting Sports Tickets to Local School Administrators Who Give Them Business
PD Editorial: Legislature and 'Ethics Free' Zone


October 10

Detroit Mayor Gets 28 Years in Prison for Corruption


October 9

PD Editorial No Supreme Court's Campaign Finance Case
New Voting Machines Ok'd in Franklin County

October 8
Dem. Donor Surpasses Individual Contribution Limit

October 7
KC Star Editorial on Supreme Court's Campaign Finance Case

October 4
Larry Connors Cleared To Work In Radio, Not Television

October 2
Dave Evans, Who Left Loaded Gun In Capitol Restroom, Resigns

October 1
MO Supreme Court Confirms Governor's Wide-Ranging Budget Authority
Lobbyist Gifts During the Legislative Break

September 30
News Press Op-Ed Assails Video Meeting and Voting Bill as Undermining Open Government
Letter to the Editor Excoriates PD for Jones Op Ed, Praises Beacon and Mannies on Story
Missouri Times Legislative Awards
DOJ to Sue N. Carolina Over Voter I.D. Laws

September 28
State Rep Jeremy LaFaver Pleads Guilty to Marijuana Possession

September 25
Louis Reed Fined for "Knowingly" Failing to Report Last Minute Contributions

September 24
Bob Priddy Makes Some Good Points About Informational and Personnel Accessibility to the Press
No More Questions on Speaker Jones' 'Side Business’
Partisanship and Intraparty Tensions Make Budget Negotiations More Difficult
Loaded Gun Left on Toilet Paper in State Capital

September 17
Speaker Jones Will Close His LLC

September 16
Speaker Jones Opens the Books on His Missouri Freedom Alliance LLC
Regional Growth Consultants Fined by Missouri Ethics Commission Again

September 13
Rep. Hubbard (D- 58th District) Changes Votes to Override Two Vetoes on Issues Where Her Son was Hired as Lobbyist
Drebes Speculates on James Klahr's Work at the Missouri Ethics Commission
Priddy Ruminates on Senate Decorum and Brian Nieves

 

September 9
CEPL Director Siewert Quoted in KC Star Article on Speaker Tim Jones' Consulting LLC
Missouri Dems Call for More Information about Speaker Jones' Side Business


September 5

The Difficult Question of County-City "Remarriage" is Getting Some Attention Again

September 4
Candidate's Uncle Gets Probation in Voting Fraud Case


August 30

St. Charles Political Consultant Fined Over $45,000 for "False and Misleading" Flyer Disclosures

 

August 29
Center for Public Integrity Offers 10 Fascinating Investigations from the Last Year

August 23
Local Radio Station KTRS Pulls Texas Ads Looking to Poach MO Businesses
Public Pensions for Private Lobbyists?
Environmentalists Sue MO Claiming Legislature "Infringed People's Right” to Enact Leg. by Ballot Initiative

August 21
Should the Government Decide Who Is and Isn't a Reporter?
Report on DOR Practices May Be Ready Before Veto Session. More Bills to Ban Real ID a Possibility
Local Control of Police Kicks in on Sept. 1
Tim Jones' Tweets Unfounded Accusations of Nixon Involvement in Protesters' Arrests
Gun Bill Veto Override Would Leave Us In Unconstitutional Difficulties

August 20
P-D Op Ed on Absurd Arguments Against Campaign Finance Limits Ballot Measure

August 19
Does John Temporiti Wield Inappropriate Behind-the-Scenes Clout in St. Louis County?
Protesters Arrested: Police Clearing Traffic Hazard or Violating Free Speech?

 

August 18
How Big And Expensive is Government in Missouri Compared to Other States?

August 17
Stacey Heislein, Acting Executive Director, Explainsthe Missouri Ethics Commission's Complaint System

August 16
Missouri Times Profiles Term Limited Legislators
KC Star Editorial on Councilman Michael Brooks' Woes

August 14
The Missouri Times on Sinquefield and Campaign Finance Reform Lawsuit
KC Star Editorial on Sinquefield and Campaign Finance Reform Lawsuit
Floyd Mayweather Jr., $15,000, and How Not To Be a City Councilman

August 13
StL Beacon on Sinquefield and Campaign Finance Reform Lawsuit

August 12
Sinquefield Sues to Keep His Pipeline of Money Into Politics Open

August 6
Congress Seeks More Transparency in Phone Data Surveillance Programs

August 1
Incisive Analysis of the Legal Debate Surrounding a Reporter's Privilege to Protect Sources

July 31
P-D Editorial Board Talks Politics and Voter Suppression


July 30
Should Citizens Be Able to Record Their Conversations with Federal Agents and Employees?

July 29
Campaign Finance Limits Receive Some Positive and Negative Attention


July 27
Sen Nieves Called Out by Voter for Calling Political Opponents "The Most Foul People On Earth" on Facebook

July 26
Dems Use Unconstitutionality of Gun Law as an Excuse to Vote for Veto-Override, Claiming the Need for Political Cover

July 20
KC Star Editorial on Sinquefield's Wallet Activism

July 18
In Political Media: Beacon And KWMU Move Closer to Entrepreneurial Merger of Media Entities
PD Editorial Excoriates Sinquefield Anti-Tax Donation and Challenges Nixon on Campaign Finance Promises

July 17
Washington Missourian Editorial Expands On Nixon's Veto of Lt. Gov. Bill

July 15
Fundraising for Statewide Offices Off to a Hectic and Early Start

 

July 12
Nixon Still Claiming to be Working to Get Campaign Finance Reform on the Ballot


July 10

Missouri Reps Talk Fundraising


July 7, 2013
This Shows That Every Vote Counts and We Need a Better Voting Process

July 2, 2013
More Lobbyist Gift Tallies, These From the Post-Dispatch
Nixon Stands on the Side of Privacy in Signing DOR Document Retention Ban and Vetoing Workman's Comp Database Law

July 1, 2013
The Partisan Maneuvering is Rising to Ridiculous Levels
DOR to Stop Scanning Certain Source Documents
Lobbyist Gifts to Legislators Tallied by KWMU

June 28, 2013
No More Voting Rights Act--More Voter ID Laws?
Legislative Subpoenas For Nixon Aids Quashed by Judge
Rep. Rizzo's Relative's Admit to Voter Fraud

June 27, 2013
Snowden: Whistleblower, Spy, or Criminal?

June 25, 2013
Steve Tilley's Mildly Bi-partisan Campaign Funding Stream Draws Attention
Former St. Louis HUD Director Sentenced For Accepting Bribes
Comments on the Need For and Likelihood of Campaign Finance Reform

June 24, 2013
KC Star Editorial Advocates for Better Voting Access

June 21, 2013
States and Policies Both Liberal and Conservative Flout the Constitutional Supremacy Clause
Former PSC Chairman's Chief of Staff Moves on to Private Energy Consulting Gig

 

June 20, 2013
Ed Watkins Fined for Acting as Lobbyist with the City of Wentzville Without Registering
St. Louis Treasurer Sued for Wrongful Termination
McCaskill to Hold Hearing on Who in Government Should Know What Classified Information
Jamilah Nasheed Talks About Her Regrets on 2008 Vote to Eliminate Campaign Contribution Limits

June 18, 2013
CEPL Director Pens Op-Ed on Freeman Bosley Sr. Fundraising Letter

 

June 17, 2013
Kander Laments State of Campaign Finance in Missouri on Huffpost Video


June 16, 2013

Kinder Pens Op-Ed Accusing Nixon of Neglecting Public Boards

 

June 15, 2013
Post-Dispatch Weighs In on Bosley Sr. and Politicians' Sense of Entitlement
Who Should Have the Power to Fire the Police Chief?

June 14, 2013
Tilley, Koster, Lamping, and Brickhaus Could All Add Up To Campaign Finance Reform?

June 12, 2013
Term Limits Have Not Changed Legislative Demographics as Some Supporters Claimed They Would
Robin Wright Jones Has Appealed the $270,000 Fine Levied Against Her by the MO Ethics Commission

June 8, 2013
Low Turnout in the 8th District Election


June 7, 2013

Freeman Bosley Will Return Any Funds Raised Via Letter For Daughter's College Tuition

June 6, 2013
Legislators Grade the 2013 Session
RFT Coverage of Freeman Bosley Fundraising Letter

June 5, 2013
CEPL Director Interviewed by KMOV About Freeman Bosley's College Tuition Fundraising Letter


June 3, 2013

Hospital Regulations Nixed by Hospital Association Contributions?

May 31, 2013
Campaign Contribution Limits for St. Louis?


May 30, 2013

Former State Rep. Cloria Brown Reprimanded by Missouri Ethics Commission for Advert Without Disclaimer
Two Op Eds in the Beacon by CEPL Director Wally Siewert: Is Political Ethics an Oxymoron? and Ethics Survey: Good News and Bad

May 28, 2013
Larry Connor's Offers Fuller Account of his IRS Troubles...


May 24, 2013
Lamenting the State of the State with Respect to Campaign Ethics Laws

May 23, 2013
KMOV's Larry Connors Speaks About Being Let Go After Facebook Fiasco


May 20, 2013

Former Rep. Steve Hobbs Fined for Late and Inaccurate Reports

May 17, 2013
More Details on the Wright-Jones Campaign Cash Violations
Local Anchorman Gets in Hot Water Over His IRS Comments Online and also this

May 16, 2013
Senator Robin Wright-Jones Fined Over Quarter Million Dollars in Campaign Finance Misdeeds
Jefferson County Tea Party Hit With Fine for Non-Disclosure of Political Advertising Activity

May 13, 2013
Citizen Protests Expensive and Pointless Political Gamesmanship

May 7, 2013
Someone in the MO House Tried to Hack Into Gun Permit Records...But No One is Talking

May 1, 2013
Former State Rep. Sreve Hobbs Fined $10,000 by MEC for Late Reporting
KWMU Keeps Us Up with the Running Tally of Lobbyist Gifts to MO Legislature

April 29, 2013
League of Women Voters Pens Frank Op-ed on Voter ID Bills

April 27, 2013
The World Keeps Changing and Politicians Have to Change Right Along With It

April 22, 2013
Campaign Contribution Limit Initiative Filed by the Roundtable for Life

April 19, 2013
KC Star Editorial About the New Ways to Hide Lobbyist Money Going to Legislators


April 16, 2013
Just Because It’s Email Doesn't Mean the Rules of Civility are Lifted...for Constituents and Especially Pols

April 15, 2013
On Campaign Finance: Sen. Pres. Pro Tem Dempsey "Not This Year" House Speaker Jones: "Focused on Larger Issues"


April 9, 2013

Lobbyist Expenditures in MO Statehouse Tracked Here
Time For An Adjustment On Term Limits. CEPL Supports Neth's HJR4 and Nasheed's SJR10

April 8, 2013
Group Events and Other Loopholes Hide Lobbyist Gifts...
When Does Political Intelligence Turn Into Insider Trading? Great NY Times Article Here

April 7, 2012
Francis Howell v Rep Spencer: Sometimes whether an action is ethical depends entirely on the motive

April 2, 2013
Why One Should Be So Very Careful When Spending Public Dollars

March 27, 2013
See AG Koster's Report on Voter ID Here
PSC Chairman Described by ISRS Opponents as "Lobbying" for the Idea
Early Voting Facing a Rough Road

March 26, 2013
Kander Keeps Up Push for Early Voting

March 25, 2013
Some Wise Words on Hurried Legislation

March 22, 2013
The Joplin Globe Weighs in on Term Limits
Alderwoman Dionne Flowers Gets a Reprimand from the Ethics Commission for Failing to File Accurate and Timely Reports

March 21, 2013
Election Administration in KC Faces Some Possible Changes
Are Individual Legislators a "Government Body"? And Why Should They Be Exempt from the Sunshine Law?
More from the Schweich Audit of the State House

March 20, 2013
Elections Are Difficult, But We Are Supposedly The Best in the World at Doing Them?
How to Handle a Public Interruption Gracefully
Security Upgrade for Sly James: Overreaction or Rational?

March 18, 2013
How Did You Celebrate Sunshine Week?
Early Voting Getting Some Much-Deserved Bipartisan Attention
Rep. Neth (R-Liberty) Says That Early Voting Bill Has Little Chance Without Voter-ID
Lawmakers Seek to Renew Missouri Sunshine Law Exemption

 

March 12, 2013
Conway Proposal Would Ease Absentee Voting

 

March 11, 2013
Detroit will be feeling the after-effects of this bad apple for a looooong time.
Will This Make the Initiative Process Better?
Kander Calls Campaign Funding the True Fraud in our Elections

 

March 7, 2013
Mo. High Court Hearing Challenge to Spending Cuts
National Term Limits Group Opposes Proposed Change Approved by the Missouri House
Red Light Camera Vendor With Ties to Missouri Caught in Chicago Bribery Scandal
Missouri Public Defender System Struggles Under Huge Caseloads
Mo. High Court Hearing Challenge to Spending Cuts
National Term Limits Group Opposes Proposed Change Approved by the Missouri House

 

March 5, 2013
Military Ethics are a Special Case. But Should They be this Special?
The Term Limit Question is Getting Some Attention this Year
Kinder Seeks Meeting With Nixon to Discuss State Record-Keeping, But Won't Get It
Mo. High Court Hearing Challenge to Spending Cuts
St. Louis Polling Place Operated by Contested Candidate's Father

 

March 3, 2013
Is a Shorter Legislative Session Better?
Koster Commission Recommends Early Voting
First Criminalizing Gun Control Leg, and Now This: Are Laws to Control Future Lawmaking the New Fad?

 

Feburary 28, 2013
Mo. Panel Publishes Eary Voting Recommendations

February 27, 2013
McCaskill Slams Voter ID; Says GOP Scare Tactics Backfire With Black Voters

 

February 26, 2013
Missouri's money-flooded political process is getting national attention

February 24, 2013
Our Opinion: Proposal Promotes Openness 

 

February 22, 2013
Hummel: Commitments Violated
Tit-For-Tat: Roorda Introduces Bill Criminalizing Anti-Union Bills
Our Opinion: Making A Statement Via Legislation

 

February 21, 2013
Cleaver Lawyers Ask For More Time to Answer on Car Wash Case
Early Voting: Will Missouri Lawmakers Make It Easier For People To Cast Ballots?
Against the Public's Interest

February 20, 2013
An Eye For An Eye Makes For a Blind Legislature

 

February 19, 2013
Missouri's Akin Most Conservative and Clay Most Liberal Member of House --National Journal
Early Voting a Victim of Politics
Criminalizing Minority Dissent on Guns is not the Answer
Senators Tout Effective Session So Far
Dems Respond to Photo ID Bill with Early Voting Bill
An Interesting Word on Conscience in Public Service
House Approves Stricter Voter ID Legislation

 

February 14, 2013
House and Senate Pass Separate Open Records Laws
Voter ID Law Passes House
Accusations of Pay-To-Play Fly in the Mayoral race
Sunshine Law in the Spotlight

 

February 13, 2013
Lawmakers Debate So-called ‘Whistleblower Protection Act’
Mo. House Endorses Photo ID Requirement for Voting

Missouri House Approves Open Records Measure
Great Summary of Election Laws Proposed in the New Missouri Times
Sunshine Law Issues Editorialized

 

February 8, 2012
Report: Sarah Steelman Campaign Still Owes MoneyNixon Continues to Champion Contribution Limits

Public Supports Lobbyist Gift Ban
Early Voting to Get a Closer Look
Photo ID Law Sponsor Fails to Show Evidence of Voter Fraud
Term Limits Bill Passes Out of Committee


February 5, 2013

Voter ID Bill in Missouri Inspires Pushback
National Guard Records Would Remain Sealed Under Current Missouri Legislation

 

February 4, 2013
Voter Advocacy Groups Say Mo. ID Bills Unfair, Unconstitutional

 

February 3, 2013
Can You Use Weapons of Mass Funding to Seek and Destroy Weapons of Mass Funding?
Voter ID Deserves a Full Public Hearing
Update Sunshine Law

 

February 2, 2013
Ten Grand
UPDATE: Reed Fearful of ‘Side Money’ in Mayoral Race
Mayor Slay Gets $20,000 from Peabody

 

January 31, 2013
A lifetime ban on lobbying for legislators?! Powerful proposal from John Lamping
Changes to Open Meetings Laws Proposed by Kurt Schaefer
Steve Tilley's Campaign Chest Provides Local Park Improvements

 

January 30, 2013
St. Louis attorney suspended until July 2014
House Committee Hears Voter Photo ID Proposal

Replogle Answers Questions About Mo. Hwy. Patrol's $5.6M Airplane

 


January 29, 2013
Nixon Pushes for Campaign Spending Limits in S Of S Speech
Photo ID Bill in Missouri? Controversial Proposal Sparks Voter Suppression Criticism


January 27, 2013
UM System's Sunshine Law Compliance Must Shape Up – An Editorial

January 26, 2013
Kander Opens the Controversial Ballot Language Process for Public Input

January 25, 2013
FEC Releases Findings of Eckersley’s 2010 Complaint of Campaign Fraud: Former Springfield Man Sent Fraudulent Email, Tweets
Hubbard and Black Caucus Clash with Hummel over Committee Assignments


January 24, 2013
New Training for Committee Leadership Features Publication Materials
Audit Finds Governor’s Flights from Insurance Departmen tFunds
Mo. Leader Removes Fellow Democrat from Committees

January 23, 2013
New House Rules Increase the Power of the Speaker to Deal with the Senate

January 22, 2013
Ex-Rep. Schneider, another candidate removed from O'Fallon, Mo., ballot
From Lawmaker to Lobbyist, It's Payday for Steve Tilley

January 8, 2013
Representative Neth (R-17) Offers a Bill to Amend Term Limits to 16 Years in Either Chamber Instead of 8 in Each

January 4, 2013
St. Louis Judge's Lawyer Argues that Dismissing Her Is Too Severe
Nixon Wants Shield for Safety Plans Renewed
Foul and Fair: Nixon Discovers the Sunshine Law; Symphony Keeps Robertson


January 3, 2013

Mo. Supreme Court Considers Discipline for Judge

January 2, 2013
Sen. Jolie Justus's Has Pre-filed SB 92- Imposing Campaign Contribution Caps
General Assembly Returns with New Leadership, Full Agenda


December 31, 2012

St. Charles County Buying Electronic Poll Books

December 29, 2012
Sunshine vs. Security

December 28, 2012
Executive Director of Ethics Commission Takes on New Responsibilities
The Governor Supports Campaign Contribution Limits
Lobbying... All in the Family? 
Francis Howell Teacher Denied Unpaid Leave to Serve in Legislature


December 27, 2012
Cell Phones a Growing Problem for St. Louis Region Courts


December 26, 2012
Fox School District Hiring Practices Upset Some


December 24, 2012
Missouri Court to Hear House Election Dispute


December 21, 2012
Blue Cross Blue Shield Wellness Program Changing

 

December 18, 2012
Revolving Door Spins Often for Missouri Lawmakers
County Officials Call for Tax Collector's Firing

 

December 10, 2012
Mo. Lawmakers Begin Pre-Filing Bills For 2013 Session
Campaign, Ethics Reform in Missouri
Editorial: State Senator Lager Makes Good Points
Missouri Senator-elect Moves to Ban Lobbyist Gifts
Nixon Sets Fundraising Record in Missouri
Missouri Ethics Commission Gets More Power but Not Funding
Missouri House Republicans Working on Ethics Proposal



November 27, 2012
Editorial: Shell Game Reduces Transparency In Lobbyist Gift Giving
Missouri Democrats Push Campaign Reform, Vow To Take Fight To Ballot
Missouri House Dems Push Wide-Ranging Ethics Bill
Missouri Democrats Propose Ethics, Finance Measure
House Democrats To File Ethics, Campaign Finance Reform Legislation (VIDEO)
Mo. House Democrats Seeking Ethics Reforms

November 22, 2012
COMING SOON: FRESHMAN MISSOURI STATE LEGISLATORS

November 15, 2012
Officials Seek New State House Election In SE MO

November 14, 2012
Editorial: Time To Focus Light On Political Dark Money
House Committee Raises Legal Question About Fee Office Awards Process

November 13, 2012
Ousting Secret Money In Missouri Politics
Too Many Cases, Too Few Public Defenders In Missouri
Committee May Subpoena State Revenue Director

November 12, 2012
The Star’s Editorial | Missourians Deserve Benefits Of Early Voting

 

November 8, 2012
Ethics in Play, Voters Oust Incumbents Under Scrutiny

 

November 3, 2012
Kander, Schoeller Fight For Secretary Of State's Seat

November 2, 2012
Pre-Election Gags
Vote History Mailings Raise Alarms in Cape Girardeau County

November 1, 2012
Busy Election Day Expected in Missouri
More Than A Voters’ Guide
Groups Track Voting Records To Get Out The Vote
Vandalism, Uncivil Exchanges Reported in Springfield as Election Day Draws Near

October 30, 2012
St. Louis Judge Files Answer To Accusations

October 28, 2012
Spence Injects Another $1 Million Into Campaign, Schoeller Raises $300,000 From Two Donors

 

October 26, 2012
KC’s Freedom Inc. Fined For Campaign Finance Violations

October 25, 2012
Photo ID Not Required To Vote In Mo., Carnahan Reminds Citizens

 

October 24, 2012
Schoeller On Tour Promoting Photo ID Requirement; Democrats, Labor Push Back
Mo. GOP Candidates Rally Around Voter I.D.

October 23, 2012
MU Audit Exposes A $7,600 Strip-Club Charge

October 22, 2012
Social Media Offer Many Ways To Sound Off On Politics
With Population Shifts And Microtargeting, Suburban And Rural Voters Have A Strong Voice
Former Mamtek CEO Bruce Cole Jailed In Missouri

October 21, 2012
This Presidential Debate Brought To You By ... Budweiser?

October 18, 2012
Spence: I Didn't Want To Sue Over Nixon Campaign Ad
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October 17, 2012
Schoeller And Kander Tangle Over Bill To Restrict Absentee Voting By Mail
Voters Should Be Educated

October 12, 2012
Mo. Bar Cancels Atty. Gen. Debate; Martin Files Ethics Complaint Against Koster

October 11, 2012
Audit Critical of Missouri Public Defender System
The Top 10 Missouri Political Blogs

October 1, 2012
[VIDEO] Bill O'Reilly: "These St. Louis Post-Dispatch People are Dumb and Corrupt."
HUD Auditors Say St. Louis Should Pay Back Stimulus Money
Political Parties Team Up Against Yard Sign Vandals In St. Charles County
Committee To Try Again For License Fee Office Award Details
Ballot Language Issues Growing For Missouri Secretary Of State

September 29, 2012
Missouri Secretary Of State Candidates Disagree On Voter ID

September 28, 201
Capitol Perspectives: Government Gag Orders
New Akin Ad Hits McCaskill On Ethics, Stimulus (Updated) 

September 27, 2012
Former Mamtek CEO Fighting Extradition To Missouri 

September 26, 2012
5 More Charged In ID Scheme
State Democratic Party Accuses Akin of Violating Campaign Laws As GOP Groups Jump Back In
Public Defenders Can Now Refuse Cases – But Seek Long-Term Solution
Musings On The Role Of State Public Information Officers

 

September 24, 2012
Mamtek Deal Turns Sour For Moberly After CEO Is Charged With Five Felonies

 

September 20, 2012
Editorial: Mamtek Failure An Indictment on Missouri's Jobs Strategies

September 19, 2012
No Judicial Appointment Summary Appeal As Election Officials Prepare Ballots
Supreme Court Hears Arguments on MOSIRA Law

 

September 18, 2012
Court OK's Ballot Summary On Judicial Selection Measure
Public Defenders To Start Limiting Cases (AUDIO)
The Case Of Ethics Reform

 

September 17, 2012
Editorial: New House Speaker Needs To Open Eyes To Corruption

 

September 14, 2012
MOSIRA Lawsuit Heading For Missouri Supreme Court

September 12, 2012
Senator Accidentally Sends Fundraising Appeal On State Email

 

September 11, 2012
Editorial: Follow the money through Missouri's revolving door

September 10, 2012
Cole County Judge Upholds Ballot Summary For Court Plan Amendment
Common Cause Report Says Missouri Voter Laws Could Use Some Improvement, But Better Than Other States

September 8, 2012
The Star’s Editorial | Thwarting the GOP’s Effort To Limit Voting

September 7, 2012
Koster sues to recover tax credits awarded to Cupples 9 project

September 6, 2012
Hubbard's contract with city shines light on deal with treasurer
St. Louis court clerk is facing charges

Twitter Fight! Missouri Politicians Trade "Thug" Insults

September 5, 2012
Schweich Chides Nixon For Cost-Shifting, Travel Documentation
St. Louis County Board Of Elections Is 1,000 Poll Workers Short For November

September 4, 2012
Recount For 2nd District Primary Set For This Week
McCaherty Ethics Complaint Dismissed

September 3, 2012
Organizers Suspend Legal Challenges For Payday Loan, Minimum Wage Initiatives

September 1, 2012
Hazelwood School Board Fires Superintendent 
Judge Suspended After She Turns Cases Over To Her Clerk

August 31, 2012
St. Charles Co. GOP Committee Urges Akin To Stay In Race 
Motion To Dismiss Lawsuit Against MO House Candidate's Firm Denied
Health-Care Exchange Ballot Summary To Be Certified Within Next Week
Clerks Unable to Print Absentee, Overseas Ballots Due to Lawsuits

August 30, 2012
Carnahan Won't Aappeal Judge's Ruling Tossing Out Her Summary For Ballot Proposal, Blames Koster
Former House Leader Registers As Lobbyist

Wednesday, August 29, 2012
Our Opinion: Group Opposes Weakening Of Judicial Branch
Report Underscores Serious Health Disparities Among Gays
Tilley's Last Act: Giving Raises

Tuesday, August 28, 2012 
Nonprofits Play Mysterious Role In Missouri Campaign
Judge Hears Lawsuit Over Mo. Health Care Measure

Monday, August, 27, 2012
AUDIO – Schoeller Pushes Forward With Voter ID, Election Management Reform Plans

Friday, August 24, 2012
St. Louis Democrats Elect New Chief, Parry Early Criticism
Judge Orders New Election Between Carlson And Newman

What's the Matter With Missouri?

Thursday, August 23, 2012 
Retired Supreme Court Judges Become Public Face Of Anti-Amendment 3 CampaignOpponents Organize Over Missouri Court Measure

Wednesday, August 22, 2012
Former Missouri Representative Profited In St. Louis 'Sham'

Monday, August 20, 2012 
Moderates Are Frustrated With Gap In The Middle

Friday, August 17, 2012 
St. Louis Now Has 50,000 Voters On Its 'Inactive Voter' List, After Adding 20,000

Thursday, August 16, 2012 
Tilley The Toiler

Wednesday, August 15, 2012 
Missouri Execution Dates Postponed Because Of Suit Over New Drug

Tuesday, August 14, 2012 
One-Vote Cliffhanger Turns Into 102-Vote Goof
Dave Helling | Facts Take A Beating In Election Year

Friday, August 3, 2012 
Are These Non-Profits Involved In Criminal Activity?

Thursday, August 2, 2012
Campaign Contribution Limits: Big Donors Find A Way
Carnahan, Clay Tangle Over Ethics Complaint Filed Months Ago

Monday, July 30, 2012
Payday Industry Spending Big In Missouri Politics

Voters In Scott and Mississippi Counties Confused By Mailings

Sunday, July 29, 2012 
Carol Stark: ‘Quote Approval’ Practice Has No Place In Newsroom

Saturday, July 28, 2012 
Voter ID A Hot Issue In Secretary Of State Race

Friday, July 27, 2012
Republican Lawmakers In Utah For ALEC Event

Monday, July 23, 2012
Editorial: Vote Soon...Before Someone Takes Away Your Right
Campaign Watch July 23 (AUDIO)

St. Louis Public Media Start Public Election Resource

Friday, July 20, 2012 
Voter ID Among Top Concerns of GOP Secretary Of State Candidates
Kinder Files Ethics Complaint Over Smear Site

Wednesday, July 18, 2012 
Lottery Has No Strategy To Reap Extra Money 
Big Tobacco Gearing Up For Cigarette Tax Fight

Monday, July 16, 2012
Brunner Puts In Almost $5 Million Of His Own Money, While GOP Rivals Lag In MoneyKoster Caught Using Puppy Mills for Politics
Facebook War: Does Russ Carnahan Know How to Untag Attack Posts from Lacy Clay? [UPDATE]
Brunner Defends Personal Mega-Spending on Senate Race

Saturday, July 14, 2012 
Franklin County Clerk Making Switch to E-Poll Books 
Claire McCaskill Apologizes For Paid Actors Comment
Conservatives Buck Episcopalian OK Of Same-Sex Rites

Friday, July 13, 2012 
Missouri's New Execution Drug: No Silver Bullet
Steelman Camp Searches For Finance Report They Thought Was Filed

Thursday, July 12, 2012 
Koster Gets Big Donation From Sam Fox, One Of Missouri's Biggest Republican Donors

Wednesday, July 11, 2012 
Punishment For Former Governor Wilson Was Fair

Tuesday, July 10, 2012 
Missouri 's John Brunner Was Late On Plane Taxes

 

Monday, July 9, 2012

Analysis: Lieutenant Governor Incumbent Facing Heated Contest%7e Lager, Kinder Use Ads To Attack Record
An 'Internal Catfight' At The NAACP
Report Says Labadie Plant Is Worst Source Of Deaths From Emissions In The U.S.
EPA, State Sue Kellwood For Franklin County Contamination

Friday, July 6, 2012

McCaskill Investigating U.S. Contractor's Dealings With Iran

Thursday, July 5, 2012

Missouri Election Season Arrives Without Ethics Law
Clay, Carnahan Trade Jabs Over Redistricting Allegations
Carnahan's Ballot Summary For Health Exchange Prompts Outcry From Kinder

Tuesday, July 3, 2012

Missouri Auditor Finds Problems With Quality Jobs Program

Sunday, July 1, 2012

Editorial: Time For Missouri Supreme Court To Give Green Light To Northside
Audit Hits AG Koster For Contracts And Contributions

Tuesday, June 26, 2012

Mo. High Court Hears Challenges To Voter Initiatives
A Town That Backed a Failed Project Refuses to Pay

Wednesday, June 20, 2012

Supreme Court Upholds Traditional Post-Redistricting Candidate Rule
Missouri Supreme Court Says Nasheed, Taylor Can Stay On Ballot
Paul Campaign Leader Pleads Not Guilty To Trespass Charge At Caucus

Tuesday, June 19, 2012

Editorial: Danforth, Bush Right To Chide GOP, But Don't Dilute Message
Missouri Candidates Press On Despite Residency Requirement Issues

Monday, June 18, 2012

Ethics Commission Wants State Ethics Laws Modernized
Delays, Cost Overruns Blemish Illinois Coal Project
Critics Of Missouri's Term Limits Say Political Deadlock Is The Result
Danforth Says Compromise Can Fix Our Broken Government
Editorial: US Senate Should Follow Missouri Model Filibuster
Legislative Residency Issue Heads To Missouri Supreme Court
Judge: Taylor, Like Nasheed, Doesn't Qualify for Ballot Due To Residency Requirement

Thursday, June 14, 2012

Franklin County Commission Candidate Files Complaint With Attorney General
Attorney General Calls For Movement On Missouri Executions
Appeals Court Sends Nasheed Case To State's High Court

Wednesday, June 13, 2012

Ethics Commission Offers New Campaign Finance Search Tool
Open Records Not So Open In Missouri, Kansas

Tuesday, June 12, 2012

Recent MEC Actions

Monday, June 11, 2012

Steve Kraske | Cleaver Wants To Clean Up Ethics Probes

Friday, June 8, 2012

St. Louis Judge's China Trip Has Her In Hot Water

Thursday, June 7, 2012

Our Opinion: Judge Price Acts To Affirm Court Plan
Missouri Auditor Reviews End-Of-Year Spending

Wednesday, May 23, 2012
St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Secrecy Hampers Inquiry Into Missouri Guard Actions

Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Kansas City Star: Voter ID Kept Off Ballot in Missouri

Monday, May 21, 2012
Joplin Globe: Phill Brooks, Columnist; Stumbling Blocks Hinder Legislature

Thursday, May 17, 2012
St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Spence Criticized For Handing Out Sports Tickets for Lawmakers

Tuesday, May 15, 2012
St. Louis Beacon: Legislative Session Ends Friday: Here's What's Passed and What's Pending

Tuesday, May 15, 2012
St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Editorial: Pay-to-Play Allegations Will Persist Until Missouri Has Donations Limits

Monday, May 14, 2012
Midwest Democracy: Ethics Commission Signs Off on Vague Financial Disclosure

Thursday, May 10, 2012
St. Louis Beacon: Missouri House Sends Court Plan Changes to Voters

Thursday, May 10, 2012
St. Louis Post-Dispatch: In Court, Potential Senate Rivals Clash Over Residency Question

Tuesday, May 8, 2012
St. Louis Beacon: Personal Financial Statements Filed by Nixon, Spence Say a Little -- And a Lot

Tuesday, May 8, 2012
St. Louis Post-Dispatch:Editorial: Party Leaders Favor Ethics Reform, So What Is The Holdup?

Monday, May 7, 2012
Missouri Scout: Stokes Fines

Sunday, May 6, 2012
St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Clayton High's Principal Resigns Amid Facebook Mystery

Friday, May 4, 2012
Michael Mahoney: Special Report: Campaign Cash in Missouri, Former House Speaker Rod Jetton on Money in Politics

Friday, May 4, 2012
St. Louis Beacon: Proposal to Change Missouri Courts May Be On Its Way To Voters

Friday, May 4, 2012
St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Spence's Ethics Plan Takes Aim At Lobbyist Gifts, GOP House Leader

Thursday, May 3, 2012
St. Louis Beacon: Spence Rolls Out Ethics Plan, Including Provisions Tossed Out by Judge

Wednesday, May 2, 2012
Missourinet: Senate Clobbers Attempt to Move Pres. Primary

Wednesday, May 2, 2012
Missourinet: Local Government Bill Threatened by Amendment

Tuesday, May 1, 2012
St. Louis Beacon: Missouri Senate Passes Amendment Changing Court Plan

Monday, April 30, 2012
Southeast Missourian: MO Proposal Would Alter Standards for Initiatives

Sunday, April 29, 2012
Southeast Missourian: Analysis: Budget Grows After Holdup in MO Senate

Sunday, April 29, 2012
Kansas City Star: Bill Requiring Proof of Citizenship at Voter Registration Advances in Missouri

Saturday, April 28, 2012
Kansas City Star: Ad Reporting Rule Will Affect Political Campaigns, TV Stations in KC

Friday, April 27, 2012
Kansas City Star: Ethics Complaints Pepper Senate Race in Missouri

Thursday, April 26, 2012
St. Louis Beacon: Missouri Senate Initially Approves Changes to Judge Selection

Thursday, April 26, 2012
St. Joseph News-Press Editorial: Preserve Public Notices; Sen. Ryan McKenna's Proposal to Modernize System is Flawed

Thursday, April 26, 2012
News-Leader: People Gathering Petition Signatures Clash at Two Library Sites

Thursday, April 26, 2012
News-Leader: Petition Rulings Prompt Bill

Wednesday, April 25, 2012
Southeast Missourian: MO House Backs Workplace Whistleblower Measure

Wednesday, April 25, 2012
Missouri News Horizon: Amid Legal Battle, Schweich Blasts Payday Loan Industry

Monday, April 23, 2012
Southeast Missourian: Ex-Missouri Gov. Discloses Campaign Donations

Sunday, April 22, 2012
Joplin Globe: Phill Brooks, Columnist: Jeff City's Latest Political Criminal a Surprise

Thursday, April 19, 2012
KTVI: You Paid For It: House Cuts

Wednesday, April 18, 2012
Southeast Missourian: Court Clerk Resigns After Critical MO Audit

Wednesday, April 18, 2012
Missourian: Proposed Sunshine Law Revisions Would Clarify Violations, Decrease Penalties

Tuesday, April 17, 2012
Michael Mahoney: Martin Files Ethics Complaint in Roger Wilson MEM Scandal

Saturday, April 14, 2012
St. Louis Post-Dispatch: St. Louis Attorney Pleads Guilty in Campaign Donation Scheme

Friday, April 13, 2012
Connect Midmissouri: MEM Claims to have Controls in Place After Wilson Scandal

Friday, April 13, 2012
St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Editorial: How Many Indictments Until Missouri Passes Decent Ethics Law?

Thursday, April 12, 2012
St. Louis Beacon: Federal Crime Blights Career of Once Popular Politician

Thursday, April 12, 2012
St. Louis Post-Disptach: Bidding for St. Charles County Election Machines on Hold

Thursday, April 12, 2012
St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Former Missouri Governor, St. Louis Attorney Indicted in Campaign Contributions Case

Wednesday, April 11, 2012
Southeast Missourian: MO House Rewrites Voter ID Ballot Summary

Wednesday, April 11, 2012
Missourinet: Governor/Lieutenant Governor Running as Team Stalls in Senate

Thursday, April 5, 2012
St. Louis KMOX: Money Swap to Revive Lambert Cargo Hub Raises Eyebrows

Wednesday, April 4, 2012
Southeast Missourian: MO Senate Backs Study of State-Created Insurer

Saturday, March 31, 2012
Southeast Missourian: Midwest Lawmakers Seek Economic "Border War" Truce

Saturday, March 31, 2012
Southeast Missourian: MO Gubernatorial Candidate Tied to Troubled Bank

Friday, March 30, 2012
St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Poor Word Choices Lead to Setback for Voter ID Measure

Friday, March 30, 2012
News-Leader: Court Stalls Voter ID Effort

Wednesday, March 28, 2012
Midwest Democracy: Freedom Inc. May Face More Sanctions

Wednesday, March 28, 2012
St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Editorial: Government is Public Service, Not the Family Piggy-Bank

Tuesday, March 27, 2012
St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Missouri Employers Mutual to Pay First Dividends

Tuesday, March 27, 2012
Southeast Missourian: MO Senators Back Joint Gubernatorial Elections

Friday, March 23, 2012
St. Louis Post-Dispatch:Editorial:Why Wait For Arrests to Press Case for Ethics Reform?

Friday, March 23, 2012
Southeast Missourian: Nixon Appoints 2 to MO Ethics Commission

Thursday, March 22, 2012
Kansas City Star: Liberal Watchdog Group Dings Local Reps for Family Interests

Wednesday, March 21, 2012
Missourinet: Big Campaign Donations Targeted

Tuesday, March 20, 2012
St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Ethics Commission Dismisses Complaints Against City Police Union Official

Tuesday, March 20, 2012
Kansas City Star: Freedom Inc. Administrators Fined for Mishandling Finances

Tuesday, March 20, 2012
Missourinet: House Democrats and Republicans Weigh in on New Ethics Bill

Tuesday, March 20, 2012
News-Leader: Report: Missouri Lacking in Accountability, Transparency

Monday, March 19, 2012
St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Democrats Propose New Missouri Ethics Bill

Monday, March 19, 2012
Southeast Missourian: Kansas City Lawmaker Faces $30,585 in Ethics Fees

Sunday, March 18, 2012
St. Louis Beacon: Sunshine Law Doesn't Shed Light on Legislators

Saturday, March 17, 2012
New York Times: Disruption Closes a Missouri Caucus Before Vote

Friday, March 16, 2012
St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Women Lag Far Behind Men for Elected Office in Missouri

Thursday, March 15, 2012
MissouriNet: Petition Anniversary

Wednesday, March 14, 2012
Emissourian.com: Wanted: Rays of Openness

Wednesday, March 14, 2012
St. Louis Post-Dispatch: MO Gets 'C' in New Transparency Report

Monday, March 12, 2012
St.Louis Beacon: Schweich, Koster Highlight the Sunshine Law - and Those Who Violate It

Monday, March 12, 2012
News Tribune: Our Opinion: Public Trust Requires Open Government

Monday, March 12, 2012
St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Editorial: U. City Shenanigans Highlight the Need for Improved Sunshine Laws

Saturday, March 10, 2012
Kansas City Star: Get 'Dark Money' Out of Campaign Spending

Saturday, March 10, 2012
News-Leader: Caucus Complexity Makes Outcomes Unclear

Wednesday, March 7, 2012
St. Louis Post-Dispatch: State-Created Worker's Comp Company Under Pressure in Missouri Legislature

Wednesday, March 7, 2012
Southeast Missourian: MO Senate Endorses Open Meetings on Redistricting

Tuesday, March 6, 2012
Joplin Globe: Kevin Wilson, Guest Columnist: 'Ethics Lite' Bill Should be Replaced with Real Thing

Tuesday, March 6, 2012
Kansas City Star: Missouri Supreme Court Affirms Ouster of Cass County Commissioner

Tuesday, March 6, 2012
Southeast Missourian: MO Senators Look at Changes to Insurance Firm

Tuesday, March 6, 2012
Missouri News Horizon: Senate Looks to Add More Transparency to the Redistricting Process after 2011 Debacle

Monday, March 5, 2012
St. Louis Post-Dispatch: St. Louis Alderman Antonio French Fined $38,000 for Ethics Violations

Saturday, March 3, 2012
Editorial: Speaker's Investments Cry Out for Missouri Ethics Laws

Tuesday, February 28, 2012
News-Leader: Time for Ethics Law is Now

Monday, February 27, 2012
MO Audit Criticizes State-Created Insurance Firm

Saturday, February 25, 2012
St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Two St. Louis Judges Under Investigation, One Resigns

Friday, February 24, 2012
St. Louis Post-Dispatch: St. Louis County Construction Company Owner Admits Bribing VA Official

Friday, February 24, 2012
Missourinet: St. Louis Senators Demand Re-draw of Map: Delay Bill

Friday, February 24, 2012
News-Leader: Reform Collides with Politics

Thursday, February 23, 2012
St. Louis Beacon: Senate Panel Adopts New Boundaries with Dramatic Changes for St. Louis Area

Thursday, February 23, 2012
Wordpress: US Term Limit Group Condemns Missouri Term Limit Changes as a "Scam"

Thursday, February 23, 2012
St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Clerk Took Bribes at St. Louis License Office, Feds Say

Tuesday, February 21, 2012
Southeast Missourian: Waiting for Elections Could Help Pass Ethics Bill

Monday, February 20, 2012
Joplin Globe: Phill Brooks, Columnist: State High Court: Don't 'Log Roll' Bills

Monday, February 20, 2012
Southeast Missourian: MO Senate Endorses Expansion of Term Limits

Monday, February 20, 2012
Wordpress: Kander Calls for Missouri Legislature to Act Fast, Restore Campaign Ethics

Monday, February 20, 2012
Kansas City Star: Ethics Reform in Missouri Appears to be a Nonstarter Election Year

Monday, February 20, 2012
St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Ameren Gives Lots of Free Tickets to Rep. Steve Webb

Saturday, February 18, 2012
Emissourian: State Says its Voter Rosters in Good Shape

Saturday, February 18, 2012
St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Editorial: Voters Need to Make Ethics Priority in Missouri, Illinois

Saturday, February 18, 2012
St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Jay Nixon Calls for New Ethics Law

Friday, February 17, 2012
Missourinet: Gov. Nixon Pushes Legislature to Move Quickly on Ethics Legislation

Friday, February 17, 2012
Nixon to Outline Pieces for New MO Ethics Law; State Supreme Court Rejected Previous Version

Thursday, February 16, 2012
Missouri Senate May Let Voter ID Bill Die This Session

Thursday, February 16, 2012
St. Louis Post-Dispatch: State Sen. Robin Wright-Jones Focus of Ethics Commission Inquiry

Thursday, February 16, 2012
News-Leader:Less is Not Always Better When it Comes to Missouri General Assembly

Wednesday, February 15, 2012
St.Louis Beacon: Will Missouri Join National Effort to Give Presidency to Winner of Popular Vote?

Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Kansas City Star: Missouri Supreme Court Strikes Down Ethics Law Because of Way it Was Passed

Wednesday, February 15, 2012
St.Louis Beacon: Nixon, Ethics Commission Seek Redo After Court tosses Ethics Law

Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Southeast Missourian: MO Supreme Court Strikes Down 2010 Ethics Law

Monday, February 13, 2012
Joplin Globe: Phil Brooks, Columnist: Nixon's Stand-Off Approach to Legislature Noticed

Saturday, February 11, 2012
Emissourian: Shorter Session

Saturday, February 11, 2012
News-Leader: Senator Proposes Shorter Legislative Session

Friday, February 10, 2012
NewsTribune: Our Opinion, Tinkering with Voter-Approved Term Limits

Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Joplin Globe: Our View: A Better Way of Limit Terms

Tuesday, February 7, 2012
Dave Helling: Be Both Wasteful and Efficient

Tuesday, February 7, 2012
St. Louis Beacon: Missouri Democratic Party, Not Local Official, Controlling Access to Voter List

Tuesday, February 7, 2012
MissouriNet: Shorter Legislative Sessions to be Debated

Monday, February 6, 2012
Missouri-News: House Debates Photo Voter Registration

Saturday, February 4, 2012
News-Leader: Skelton, Bond Say They Advise, Don't Lobby

Tuesday, January 31, 2012
MO Senator Calls for Open Redistricting Meetings

Thursday, January 26, 2012
Southeast Missourian: MO Senate Votes to Add Accountability Portal Info

Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Kansas City Star: Voter ID Bill Clears House Committee

Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Missouri News Horizon: Senate Approves Budget Transparency Measure

Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Southeast Missourian: MO Senate Panel Backs Voter Registration Changes

Monday, January 23, 2012
Missouri News Horizon: MO Lawmakers Seek Term Limits For All

Monday, January 23, 2012
St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Editorial Notebook: Free Meal Culture Part of What's Wrong 
with Legislature

Saturday, January 21, 2012
St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Jay Nixon Slams Big Donations, But He's Accepted Plenty of Them

Friday, January 20, 2012
Kansas City Star: Former Missouri Speaker Opens Up About '97 Corruption Case

Friday, January 20, 2012
St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Missouri PSC Head Asks: Are Utilities in Cahoots?

Friday, January 13, 2012
Midwest Democracy Project: Bills to Limit Campaign Contributions in Missouri Face Long Odds

Thursday, January 5, 2012
Missourinet:House Speaker Wants to Bundle Education Issues

Tuesday, January 2, 2012
Missourinet: Rep. Schoeller Files Voter ID Bill, Election Reform Legislation

Thursday, December 29, 2011
Missourinet: Two Ethics Bills Await MO Legislature

Monday, December 19, 2011
St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Not All Missouri Lawmakers Accept Gifts from Lobbyists

Wednesday, December 14, 2011
St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Kander Files Ethics Bill That Would Bar Lobbyist Gifts

 

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